Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-25


greatly accommodate The STAR if they win send in
before noon tomorrow their announcements for the
extra large edition of Saturdays paper the forms Of
which mus. be sent to press much earlier than on the
other FIVE days Of the week
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We regret that the Critic cannot see the force Of
the reasoning which favoFs the appointment OF a
District citizen to the vacant Iudgeship The Post
and STAR take the same view Of the situation, and
the Republicans, repenting its preliminary aberra-
lions. announces: 'srhe President being lawyer
himself, and Knowing the complicated character
OF our District laws it only requires the exercise
OF falr share OF common sense TO predict that the
PRESIDENT will appoint resident lawyer versed in
those laws We wish that the Critic might make
the vote OF the local dailies unanimous Surely
there can be no dispute over the proposition that
the best. ablest, aud most successful lawyers in
the country at large viii not be tempted by
$4,000 judgeship. There is no turnultuouS rush
for the Office among the leaders OF the District BAR
The leading lawyer, interviewed by the Critic,
himself admitted that the pay is not sufficient for
the ability which is needed but suggested that IL
some big outsider were appointed Congress would
give itself the immediate pleasure OF raising
the salaries of the judges II the Office i'm view OF
its duties and responsibilities, is so low salared
that the most successful practitioners at the
District oar are lot tempted, outsiders OF superior
merit and success are not likely to be tempted and
IL pressure is to be brought TO induce some lawyer
TO take the position at q pecuniary sacrifice il Is
10 the interest OF the District to have the victim
selected from among its residents. The dignity OF
the Office and the fact that it is for life WILL of
course, have weight; but ambitious high
spirited lawyer earning more thaQ than the
salary OF Judge. viii hardly De influenced b. the
consideration that the present sacrifice may be
compensated by an assured pension in his old age.
He attain this end more satisfactorily by stick
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character OF District law and practice furnishes
the reason why it is best for this community that
If man, too big for the salary, is to be induced
TO take the position, the effort should be
made to secure him from the local bar The
Critic undertakes the-disadvantage OF the unfa.
miliarity OF a nonresident with District law and
procedure. and asserts that smart outside lawyer
would acquaint himself with them almost as soon
as he would with the names Of the city-S streets.
On the contrary u code lawyer, one from New
York or California would be entirely at sea- There
is fiat contradiction between the very spirit and
purpose Of modern code procedure, and the Dis.
trict common-law practice modified by rules OF
court, and the more thoroughly lawyer is i'm
bued with the spirit OF one. the more untitled he
Is to practice or direct practice under the other
And knowledge OF the substantive law of the
District. with all its omissions and imperfections
sufhcient 10 enable one to preside satisfactorily as
judge can be obtained only by protracted study.
Let US have judge and not law student!
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The senseleSs policy OF Mr.. Randall. the cheese
pairing economy of Mr.. Holman, ana the astonish-
ing tergfversations OF Mr. McCreery during the
closing hours OF the late session in the House OF
Representatives,. are bearing fruits now which
must commend them highly to the admiration of
their respective authors. Mr. Holman to whose
eye the saving OF single dollar in cast, appears
Of more Importance than thousand dollars |
n eu{rp nv l,
service, employed his accustomed tactics to cut
down the diplomatic and consular approximations |
MT. McCreery, who was supposed to be q states
man OF considerably broader gauge and to have
acquired from his experience Oh the foreign affairs
committee some conception OF the purposes of the
state department and OF the needed to carry
them intoexeeution. suddenly developed into sec
ond Holman, and outstripped his master If possible
In the vigor OF his opposition TO the appropriations
Tor the representation of the government in for
eign lands. The result OF the combined efforts OF
these two gentlemen was to cut the salaries OF
certain valuable officers down to a point where
they could no longer afford to keep their places,
and had to resign
To Mr.. Randall We owe it that the apuro-
priat1on bills were held back until the last DAYS
Ofsthe session, when there no time left to dis
euss their merits adequately, that one would be
defeated entirely and another so emaSculated as to
be practically ineffective. His theory is that the
regular appropriation DIS With their dominant
privileges On the floor, ought always to be held
back TO be used as weapons for the defence of the
Treasury against jobs. bill essentially frautiu-
lent, he argues can be driven out OF the field at
any time By the calling up of regular appropria
ton bill; therefore. instead OF trusting TO the in
telngence and honesty of a majority OF the House
TO Kill bad measures when they have been exposed.
he would keep one or more regular appropriation
bills in condition TO be called I'D instantly when
needed This, reduced to plain English terms.
means that the success OF great and worthy OBJ
Jet, and perhaps the welfare and comfort OF n
whole nation, are 70 be iInperiled in order to nm
vide an easy means OF disposing OF some rocues,
little JOB. The effects OF his policy are ret con-
nneo 10 matters OF vast public interest but are
visible also in such the failure Of the an
preparation for ventIlating the south wing OF the
Treasury building. where the sewer gas is breed
Ing sickness every day among the clerks Upon
precisely the same theory that actuates Mr.. Ran
dall's performances with the APPROXIMATIONS he
ought TO dispense with the amenities OF civilized
Life In his household, because the possession OF
valuable books and pictures, nice clothing knives
and forks and cookery, IS constant invitation to
thieves TO break into his dwelling and steal.
Senator Sner1nan's Nashville speech is an OK.
ceedinSly ingenious and able presentation OF the
arguments By which the republicans hope 10
divide the solid south. While announcing that
the republican party is pledged TO the projection
OF every citizen In the free and equal endowment
OF constitutional rights and privileges and sur
costing for the benefit OF the colored race that the
party still adheres TO that policy, the appeal is
made directly 70 the white voters OF the south for
justice and fair play 10 the African race as the
only means by which the coloral vote can be